That's a good question. Our own Princepedia says that "hundreds of thousands of copies were pressed" but "a few escaped destruction." The problem is that we have no way of knowing how many escaped destruction. Some unknown former WB employee might have a whole box of them in his closet that he hasn't told anyone about. I wish I had worked at Warner Brothers the day the album release was cancelled.

The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach.

My Sister in Law did work at WB UK on the day (In HR), but she never got a sniff of it.

I did get the original vinyl, but from the WB rep that used to deliver to my town. In fact, I got it a week before the release date as the reps had the copy in ther car to tout to independent shops to get them to place orders. He said they had one to play so they could prove it was acutally a Prince record.

Because I got an original vinyl, I never bothered to try for the CD.

In theory, the CD is rarer, as less were pressed, let alone survived. But personally, The vinyl is were it is at. The bass is much hotter.

My Sister in Law did work at WB UK on the day (In HR), but she never got a sniff of it.

I did get the original vinyl, but from the WB rep that used to deliver to my town. In fact, I got it a week before the release date as the reps had the copy in ther car to tout to independent shops to get them to place orders. He said they had one to play so they could prove it was acutally a Prince record.

Because I got an original vinyl, I never bothered to try for the CD.

In theory, the CD is rarer, as less were pressed, let alone survived. But personally, The vinyl is were it is at. The bass is much hotter.

Does the 1987 vinyl pressing sound any different from the 1994 pressing? I have heard that the CD pressings sound identical.

The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach.

My Sister in Law did work at WB UK on the day (In HR), but she never got a sniff of it.

I did get the original vinyl, but from the WB rep that used to deliver to my town. In fact, I got it a week before the release date as the reps had the copy in ther car to tout to independent shops to get them to place orders. He said they had one to play so they could prove it was acutally a Prince record.

Because I got an original vinyl, I never bothered to try for the CD.

In theory, the CD is rarer, as less were pressed, let alone survived. But personally, The vinyl is were it is at. The bass is much hotter.

Does the 1987 vinyl pressing sound any different from the 1994 pressing? I have heard that the CD pressings sound identical.

The 1987 and 1994 versions of both the CDs and the vinyl LPs sound identical (as the same original 1987 masters were re-used for the 1994 release). Which is why the 1994 CDs sound a bit quiet and lack brightness by 1994 standards.